Dirk's House
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Dirk’s House is the home of the protagonist of Tales of Symphonia, Lloyd Irving, and his dwarven foster-father, Dirk. It is an area in the world of Sylvarant.
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[edit] Truths and lies
Dirk's House is first visited by Lloyd in the beginning after the incident at the Iselia Human Ranch. Once there, he asks Dirk to make a Key Crest for Marble, the prisoner he and Genis met there. Dirk refuses, and the two of them begin arguing, and Dirk reveals the truth behind Lloyd’s mother’s death; she was actually killed by the Desians in order to get a hold on the very Exsphere that Lloyd uses. Lloyd is furious since he always believed that his mother was killed in an accident, and asks Dirk why he never told him. Dirk then tells Lloyd to stay out of the Journey of Regeneration, as Colette will fulfill the duty of a Chosen and regenerate the world. As Lloyd refuses, Dirk punches him, making Lloyd run out of the house, where he meets Colette, Genis, Kratos and Raine.
The player may decide whenever Lloyd shall talk to the others as well or talk straight with Colette. Either way, Lloyd and Colette talk together on the roof. They talk about Lloyd’s mother, and the journey that Colette is going to go on. Lloyd asks if it is no other way to come with her, saying that he has to avenge his mother. Colette then says that they will leave at noon the day afterward. At the same time, Lloyd promises to finish her birthday present.
[edit] Warning
The day afterward, when Lloyd has finished making the present, he goes to talk to Dirk, who is standing before Anna’s grave. When Lloyd tries to talk to him, Dirk gives him a Key Crest for Marble, as well as several other items for the journey. The dwarf says that Lloyd shall remember that he tried to stop him, so he is on his own. Lloyd is touched by the words, and Dirk says that he can come back again whenever he wants, as this is his home, and Dirk is his father, regardless of blood.
Then Genis comes running. He asks where Lloyd has been, and reveals that Colette and the others left long ago. This means that Colette lied about leaving at noon. They then run over to Iselia to get an explanation from Frank and Phaidra.
[edit] The Material Blade
The area is visited by the group after the beginning of Disc 2 to see if Dirk can make a Key Crest for Colette, but knowing he can not, they spend the night and leave the next day, where Lloyd then will get the opportunity to speak with everybody in the group, having a longer talk with the one who helped him to shut down the machine at the Iselia Human Ranch.
At the end of the game, after the events in Heimdall, they go to Dirk's House to get Dirk to make the Eternal Ring to make Lloyd able to use the Eternal Sword. This is also where Kratos may or may not rejoin, depending on the player’s choice at Flanoir.
After crafting the Eternal Ring, Kratos will give Lloyd his finest sword, Flamberge, while Dirk gives him the best sword he has ever crafted, the Vorpal Sword, as he promised to give Lloyd a gift when he had become a man. Together, these swords form the Material Blade, the fifth strongest weapon (ignoring Nebilim) Lloyd can get in the game. If Kratos does not join the team, he will stay at Dirk’s House to recover from his wounds from the fight against Lloyd in Torrent Forest. Here, he and Dirk will talk how much Lloyd has grown.
[edit] In the end
After the credits, Lloyd visits Dirk’s House a last time to talk with his mother, leaving Flamberge at her grave. He asks if it was the right thing to do to let Kratos go with Derris-Kharlan, and Dirk suggests that Lloyd maybe wanted to go with him. Lloyd, saying that he has his own goals while Kratos has his, is now ready to go on his journey to collect all the Exspheres around the world. Noishe and the person Lloyd talked to in Flanoir (if this was Kratos, only Noishe will appear) will then appear to pick him up, and they set off.
[edit] PlayStation2
In the PlayStation2-version of Tales of Symphonia, Colette is able to get her forth costume in Dirk’s House. If she is chosen by Lloyd in Flanoir, she will fall in the river around the house, and as they do not have extra clothes for her, Lloyd lends her his own clothes.
[edit] Tales of Symphonia manga
The only differences from the game in the manga are that Dirk shows more loyalty in the Dwarven Vows, repeating them with a furious aura when Lloyd lies about his need for a Key Crest. After the fight, Lloyd only meets Colette at the door, and they talk about the Journey of Regeneration. When she has to leave, Lloyd says that he will follow her, as it’s dangerous for her to walk alone. Colette then says that it is okay, as Kratos came with her, which makes Lloyd angry. When they find Kratos, he had stood before Anna’s grave all the time. When Lloyd goes inside again, Kratos repeats Anna and Lloyd’s names, hinting that he might have met Anna before she died.
[edit] Tales of Symphonia: The Animation
In the anime, Lloyd never asks for a Key Crest, but is punished for revealing his Exsphere in public when saving Colette at the Martel Temple. He then tells how Anna died, making Lloyd go out on a field to think about what he said.
Later, after Lloyd and Genis have discovered that Colette lied about the time of departing, Lloyd is sitting and looking at the window, where it is raining. Lloyd then rises up and is about to say something to Dirk, but then Genis storms in, telling them that Iselia is under attack.
After the attack of Iselia, Lloyd decides to leave the village to keep it safe, another change of the game since there, Lloyd was banished. Dirk then gives Lloyd a new and better pair of swords and says that in the end, the gem (referring to his Exsphere) can be evil or good depending on the bearer. Dirk then claims that Lloyd will know how to use it right because he is his son. Lloyd fights the tears, and Genis comes with his own bag, ready for the journey as well.
[edit] Trivia
- For extra quest, Dirk's House is the only place where figurines can be made. You can also Customize there.
